Resources and Dates

Scholarship

Important Dates

March 31, 2024

Last Day to apply for Fall 2024-2025 WDT Foundation Scholarships & 2024-2025 Build Dakota Scholarships!

May 1, 2024

The Fall 2024-2025 WDT Foundation Scholarship Award Notification Email will be sent to all applicants.

May 15, 2024

Last Day to submit a scholarship thank you letter! Each WDT Foundation Scholarship requires its recipients to submit the letter to the WDTC Scholarship Office.

June 2, 2024

The 2024-2025 Build Dakota Scholarship Award Notification Email will be sent to all applicants.

Application Resources

Scholarship Application and Essay Tips (PowerPoint)

Scholarship Essay Tips (pdf)

Resources and Tools from the WDTC Library

Learning Express Library - resources to help prepare you for placement exams and create cover letters and resumes.

Other Resources and Tools

Grammarly - help proofreading your documents. The free version works great!
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - resources for resume design and general writing and formatting assistance.

3rd Party Scholarships

Western Dakota Tech Foundation maintains a listing of scholarship opportunities that are available from outside agencies and organizations. Before you begin your scholarship search, we recommend you review information about How to Avoid Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams | Consumer Advice (ftc.gov). We encourage you to review the list to see more scholarships that may be available to you.

3rd Party Scholarships Listing* (Click the highlighted to download Excel document) - Updated 03/18/2024.

*Western Dakota Tech Foundation does not determine the 3rd party scholarship terms, conditions, and recipients. For more information and how to apply for each scholarship, follow their URL. Please carefully read the eligibility, terms, and conditions of each scholarship. Some third-party scholarships have their scholarship application as a PDF file in the listing. You may need to download the listing (Excel document) to view those applications.

Scholarship